Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Anderson & Murison Offers Umbrella for Commercial Exposures in California
Jun 16 2008 // Los Angeles-based Anderson & Murison Inc. can now write a personal umbrella policy that includes coverage for commercial exposures for California only. The “big umbrella” is an extension of the...
AmWINS Introduces Commercial Auto, Trucking Programs
Jun 11 2008 // Burlington, N.C.-based AmWINS Transportation Underwriters launched several new insurance programs for the trucking and commercial auto industry. These national programs include coverage for truck broker’s contingent...
HSB InSight Addresses Inadequate Business Property Valuations
Jun 11 2008 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) is now offering HSB InSight, a new insurance-to-value (ITV) service designed to help insurers address inadequate valuations for business personal property and...
Domestic Workers Organizing, Suing to Win Workplace Benefits
Jun 6 2008 // She says she crossed the border from Mexico and found work as a live-in housekeeper for a family that never let her out of their sight. At first, her employers paid her $200 a month for cooking, cleaning and care-taking...
HSB Offers Data Compromise Coverage for Small to Mid-Size Firms
Jun 4 2008 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. has a new data compromise insurance coverage that helps businesses respond to data breaches by covering the cost of client notifications and supplying services such as...
Worker Says Employer Retaliated after Harry Potter Related Dispute
May 29 2008 // The ACLU filed a lawsuit on May 27 against a southeastern Missouri city after a former library worker claimed she was wrongly disciplined when she refused to work at an event to promote a Harry Potter book due to her...
Hanover Names Guiney Southeast V.P., Commercial Lines
May 23 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced that Jerome Guiney has been named regional vice president for commercial lines for the company’s Southeast Region. Guiney will work out of The Hanover’s Atlanta office...
Guns in Locked Cars at Workplace OK under Louisiana Senate Bill
May 23 2008 // Employees in Louisiana would have the right to keep a legally owned firearm locked in their car in a parking lot at their place of work, if the House goes along with a bill approved 28-4 in the state Senate. Senator Joe...
Colorado Casualty Offers Commercial Lines Products
May 21 2008 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, is introducing its new commercial lines product portfolio and Web-based underwriting application to agents in Colorado, Nevada,...
Ohio Employers Ask for Another Review of Workers’ Comp Rates
May 19 2008 // A group of Ohio employers who say their businesses are being crushed by injured-worker insurance rates that the state modified last year has asked the state’s watchdog to take another look at the program. The newly...
Employers Should Spell Out Telecommuting Policy to Control Exposure
May 19 2008 // Even where an employer has no formal telecommuting policy, it likely faces risks from workers working off-site More and more employers are offering various levels of telecommuting in order to retain existing staff and...
Survey: Small Business Customers Depend on Agents’ Expertise
May 19 2008 // Agent expertise in workers’ compensation insurance is a critical factor in small businesses’ choice of carriers, according to a recent national survey conducted by EMPLOYERS, which specializes in insurance for...
Survey: Small Business Customers Depend on Agents’ Expertise
May 19 2008 // Agent expertise in workers’ compensation insurance is a critical factor in small businesses’ choice of carriers, according to a recent national survey conducted by Employers, which specializes in insurance for...
Survey: Small Businesses Don’t Understand Dollars Spent on Workers’ Comp
May 19 2008 // Too many small business decision-makers appear to be spending money on workers’ compensation insurance coverage without understanding how workers’ compensation insurance works, what they get for their premium...
Employers Holdings Reports Decline in Q1 Earnings
May 16 2008 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. reported net income for the first quarter in 2008 was $25.5 million, down from the $27.9 million earned in the same period in 2007. First quarter net premiums earned declined $13.9...
Colorado Supreme Court: Employer Must Pay Suspended Workers’ Comp
May 16 2008 // The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that an employer must pay temporary disability benefits to an employee although the employee had been suspended. According to Sigala vs. Atencio’s Market, Eva Sigala was injured...
Ohio Employers Ask for Another Review of Workers’ Comp Rates
May 12 2008 // A group of Ohio employers who say their businesses are being crushed by injured-worker insurance rates that the state modified last year has asked the state’s watchdog to take another look at the program. The newly...
Safeco and Costco Partner to Offer Business Insurance in Test States
May 7 2008 // Costco and Safeco are offering business insurance to businesses that are Costco members, effective May 2008. According to information on Costco’s Web site, Costco business members may secure up to a 10 percent...
Survey: Small Businesses Don’t Understand Their Dollars Spent on Workers’ Comp
May 6 2008 // Too many small business decision-makers appear to be spending money on workers’ compensation insurance coverage without understanding how workers’ compensation insurance works, what they get for their premium...
Richardson Joins State Auto’s Middle Market and Large Account Unit
May 5 2008 // Todd Richardson joined State Auto Insurance Company’s Austin, Texas-based Middle Market and Large Account (SAMMI) facility. Richardson brings more than 19 years of experience to his new role as a SAMMI account...
